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• The next question is, in light of the APP relinquishment, should agencies have higher minimum service
• In light of the significant resources required for both the administration and the counties to engage
• Many programs long before I got here have led on that, helped my family, helped so many starving families
• The absence of time limits in both of those settings has really led to an overreliance on Canyon Springs
• We're not commenting on the merits, just noting the significant policy change that it represents in light

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, with no votes taken. The first major discussion focused on child care and early education, including proposed reductions tied to federal Child Care and Development Fund and Proposition 64 revenue changes, the shift of reductions from general child care to the California Alternative Payment Program, the end of funding for prospective pay implementation, a 2.01% cost-of-living adjustment, child care infrastructure grants, and a proposal to increase administrative funding for alternative payment agencies. The Legislative Analyst’s Office generally supported removing prospective pay funding and urged caution on the administrative-rate shift, while also recommending more justification for the slot reduction approach and more detail on infrastructure grant alignment. Committee members strongly objected to eliminating about 6,000 child care slots, arguing the Legislature should preserve and expand child care access. The Department of Education supported the preschool QRIS block grant increase and the COLA but raised concerns about rate alignment for three- and four-year-olds and the lack of funding to maintain enrollment growth. The committee then reviewed trailer bill language affecting child care, including codifying age-based reimbursement categories, expanding documentation for enhanced inclusion rates, clarifying CalWORKs child care eligibility, aligning health and safety standards with federal requirements, coordinating disaster-related infrastructure funding, and updating oversight language. Administration officials said the proposals were intended to support the single reimbursement rate structure, improve safety compliance, and coordinate disaster recovery funding. LAO said it had no major initial concerns with the trailer bill language but would continue reviewing it. The hearing then turned to CalFresh and nutrition programs. CDSS described projected caseload declines, a one-time augmentation for county administration to implement federal H.R. 1 changes, a proposed reassessment schedule for county administrative funding, and updated estimates that H.R. 1 could cut CalFresh funding by $2.3 billion to $3.7 billion annually and affect about 500,000 people. Members pressed the administration on the impact of H.R. 1, the “chilling effect” on immigrant households, county workload, and whether the state should backfill federal cuts, especially for families with children subject to new work requirements. The committee also discussed a one-time CalFood augmentation, state administrative expense funding, staffing for H.R. 1 implementation, and a small increase to the CACFP meal reimbursement rate. Finally, the committee began IHSS items, including the impact of reinstating the Medi-Cal asset limit, automatic IHSS termination tied to Medi-Cal loss, and related savings and caseload estimates, with the administration explaining that these proposals would reduce eligibility and that there is no broad substitute for IHSS for many recipients.

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• Okay, please remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance to be led today by Senate Pages Mary Ryan Mitchell
• sister of Senate professional staffer Nia Ogletree, and is sponsored by Senator Simon; and Andrew Light
• Give you my heart, because you're a sky, because you're a sky full of stars, because you light up the
• Because you get light of the more it gets dark. I'm going to give you my heart.
• He lights up a room. But I wanted to stand up and talk for a couple of different reasons.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then devoted most of the first part of the meeting to a farewell-style recognition of Senator Joe Gruters. Senators from both parties offered extended remarks praising his loyalty, political instincts, family involvement, and work as a legislator and as incoming Republican National Committee chair. Gruters responded with remarks about his background, including overcoming a childhood speech impediment, his service in the Legislature, and major policy efforts he highlighted such as alimony reform and the undergrounding of utilities. A ceremonial gift was presented to him recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety/immigration bill, and the Senate adopted a motion to spread his remarks upon the journal before recessing briefly. After the recess, the Senate returned to regular business. No committee reports, governor’s messages, House messages, or reconsideration matters were reported. The chamber then moved to third reading and temporarily postponed CS/CS/CS/SB 354, relating to blue ribbon projects. The next bill, CS/CS/SB 1758, relating to public assistance, was taken up, and Senator Gaetz explained that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system previously discussed by the Senate. Debate was about to continue when the transcript ended.

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• And so today, I pray in light of who you are that this room of your children would be compelled to fight
• Manley and Kathy Hoyt may indeed take pride in the role they played in bringing this tiny marvel to light
• But this Heath decision has led to outcomes that all of us would agree are not justice.
• “Oh, it's just that the light bulb's not working, but the microphone does.
• I didn't see your light. Senator Blanco, what purpose? Speak on the bill. You are recognized.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, received a House message announcing passage of H.B. 500, and a gubernatorial nomination for the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority Board. The chamber adopted several resolutions, including SR 409 recognizing Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, SR 402 honoring the discovery of the woolly devil plant at Big Bend National Park, and recognitions for Operation Christmas RGV and Wilson County Day. The Senate also heard an announcement that the Committee on Senate Nominations action report had been placed on members’ desks. The body then took up and passed several bills. SB 2365 was passed to prohibit personal wireless communication devices by public school students during instructional time, with exceptions for health, special education, and safety needs. SB 1869 was passed to reaffirm the DSHS commissioner’s authority over controlled-substance schedule changes without rulemaking or judicial review. SB 1124 was passed to revise criminal discovery procedures in response to the Heath decision, with supporters saying it preserves exculpatory evidence protections while limiting suppression of inculpatory evidence when the defense already knew of it. SB 1758 was passed to create a Grayson County pilot study and temporary permitting hold concerning a cement kiln/quarry near a semiconductor wafer facility, and SB 2078 was passed to regulate composting in certain counties, after a clarifying amendment. The Senate also passed SB 33, barring governmental entities from transactions that support abortion assistance or out-of-state abortion procurement; SB 34, expanding wildfire preparedness measures, studies, equipment databases, and rural fire department funding; SB 1208, increasing the penalty for interference with public duties from a Class B misdemeanor to a state jail felony; SB 1030, removing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul tax for general aviation; SB 505, creating processes to address election irregularities; SB 2411, updating the Business Organizations Code and changing filing-method requirements; and SB 1333, addressing unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, or conveyance of real property. Most measures advanced on voice vote or recorded roll call after motions to suspend the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule, with several members raising questions or objections, especially on the criminal justice, abortion, and public duties bills.

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• I actually would love to get every state agency talking to us about it, which is, especially in light
• I would like to know what was text do regarding DEI that led y'all to have this on the front page. of
• average contract that would have been awarded based solely on merit versus the contracts that were led
• But in terms of contracts that were led pursuant to those policies, I heard over a billion dollars a
• Childcare needs to be seen in the exact same light. It's time that Texas sees it.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, I hope the body can light up the green board.
• And if it was truly urgent, we'd light up that board all green.
• <03:19:01.120> We've light up that board all green. We've light up that board all green.
• Second, you find a little light in the darkness. Lastly, you find someone's hand to hold.”
• But this shooting, this family annihilation, led me to take urgent action.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House first adopted a conference committee report on House File 3426, a natural resources bill. Representative Jordan said the report largely reflected the House position, with changes including removal of the word “random” regarding DNR checks, clarification of minimum grant amount limits for trail maintenance and other projects, a two-year sunset on those caps, and repeal of obsolete language requiring DNR approval of ENRTF-funded acquisitions. Representative Heintzeman said the changes were technical and supported the bill. The motion prevailed, and the bill was given third reading. The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 4239, the campaign finance bill, and House File 4240, the elections bill. Representative Fryberg said HF 4239 addressed campaign disclaimers and privacy of addresses on campaign documents, with a compromise $10,000 security spending limit, authority for the Campaign Finance Board to dismiss frivolous complaints, and limits on sharing addresses with caucus leaders. HF 4240, the Secretary of State’s administrative bill, added an immediate effective date for a Three Rivers Park Commissioner disclosure requirement, removed an appropriation and related policy language, included amendments on special school district elections and betting on elections, and corrected a discrepancy with public safety language. Both bills were passed as amended by the Senate, with 118-15 and 127-6 votes respectively. The House also passed Senate File 3720, the workers’ compensation advisory council recommendations. Representatives Baker and Berg described bipartisan, unanimous council recommendations updating the workers’ compensation reinsurance process, allowing appellate judges to be assigned when needed, adding psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners as PTSD diagnosticians, updating attorney fee notice rules, increasing compensation for permanent partial disability, clarifying witness rules at employer medical exams, extending the time for employers to deny liability from 60 to 90 days, and correcting a prior error affecting DLI commissioner authority. The bill passed 132-1. Finally, Representative Long moved to suspend the rules to recall House File 5140, the comprehensive gun violence prevention package, from committee and bring it directly to passage. Long and Representative Greenman argued the Senate had already passed the bill and urged immediate action, citing the Annunciation shooting and other gun violence incidents. Representative Heintzeman raised concerns about the bill’s language, arguing a provision on protruding grips could make all handguns illegal and questioning other penalty provisions. Debate on the motion and bill continued, but no final vote on HF 5140 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• Could you please shed light on this?
• <02:19:04.200> on could you please share light on could you please share light on this<02:
• and DAS, and we are seeing energy savings because all of the lights were changed over to LED.
• of the lights were changed over to LED of the lights were changed over to LED we<02:30:46.960>
• It led to draft riots, and there wasn't really difficulty getting volunteers during that war.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• zero-emission transit buses and school buses back in the early 2000s and early 1990s, which have now led
• So our second draft report had the 97% uptime for DC fast chargers, and level two is also for light-duty
• , or are you talking about... light-duty... light-duty... is a hundred percent zero-emission sales by
• CalEVIP, which is the largest public investment in light-duty EV charging installs, does not adequately
• would strongly support long-term and continuous **GGRF** funding for these programs, especially in light

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We have a 20- to 30-day operating budget, and we're just trying to keep the lights on and keep providers
• He actually contracted rheumatic fever when he served in Korea, and that led to a heart condition that
• This has led to some employers posting extremely broad pay ranges.
• That legislation led to the destruction of tribal nations all throughout.
• I don't think it's just blanket immunity because that's obviously led us to where we are.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with most drawing support after amendments or ongoing stakeholder negotiations. SB 29, by Senator Laird, would extend a sunset on the law allowing pain-and-suffering claims to survive a plaintiff’s death; supporters, including a family member describing a medical negligence case, labor groups, consumer advocates, and disability and elder organizations, argued it prevents defendants from running out the clock, while hospitals, medical groups, and business organizations warned of higher costs and added liability. After extensive debate about data collection, settlement reporting, and the impact on health care access, the bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. SB 294, by Senator Reyes and presented by Senator Laird, would require employers to notify a worker’s emergency contact if the worker is arrested or detained and would create a template to inform employees of state and federal labor rights. Labor and worker advocates said the bill would help workers understand and enforce their rights amid weakened federal enforcement; there was no opposition on file, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 697 would modernize water-rights adjudication by allowing the State Water Board to use technology instead of requiring in-person field investigations; with no opposition, it also passed unanimously. The committee also advanced SB 37 on attorney advertising, SB 645 on peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 303 on bias-mitigation trainings in public workplaces, and SB 464 on expanding pay-data reporting for specified state workers. SB 37 drew support from consumer and legal groups but concerns from Walker Advertising about joint advertising; members said negotiations were ongoing, and the bill passed. SB 645 would extend anti-bias jury-selection rules to certain civil rights cases; criminal-defense and defense groups said they were close to agreement, and the bill passed. SB 303 and SB 464 were both amended to narrow scope and moved forward after several opponents shifted to neutral or removed opposition. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills, all sent to Appropriations.

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• The developer simply had to pay for those improvements, like a new intersection with stop lights, for
• <00:16:12.280> with<00:16:12.760> um<00:16:13.080> stop<00:16:13.400> lights
• , new intersection with um stop lights, new intersection with um stop lights, for<00:16:13.760>
• You know, and I think some TIF projects are more author-led by the authority of the municipality, and
• other projects maybe are more led by an eager developer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I think we should put all of this completely in the light of day to make sure that everybody understands
• Madam Chair, Senator Tobias, I don't have the exact date, but it's been very recent in light of the cases
• that they had to check with their legal to see what was available, what might be released, but in light
• That bifurcated structure led to major differences in program expectations, data tracking, and access
• and the pre-K outcomes and the portfolio process and the observations, the longitudinal studies that led

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• And contrary where working with the child to inform their parents led to a productive life.
• I mean, as soon as its lights up and they start doing everything I'm the place gets flooded with with
• Real briefly in light of the time constraints. Obviously I'm gonna vote for the bill.
• So what happens to we've had light Pravin invest is that made investments based on those plans.
• it might might the whole turnaround and transformation of several love community sistance law and light

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• For more than 45 years, STRIDE has been led by people with disabilities and family members of people
• Every disability-led organization wants this bill to be amended or opposes this bill.
• And some of, I'm also led by the courts, that if we had one county, which would happen... ...I'm also
• led by the courts, that if we had one county, which would happen to be our biggest county, that had
• I think we're playing catch-up now, and this is what led to that.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, with extensive testimony on firearms regulation, disability and sexual assault, mental health diversion, emergency response, and law enforcement masking. SB 704 by Senator Arreguín would require firearm barrels to be purchased through licensed dealers with a background check, as a response to the rise in ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms; supporters said barrels are a key component of untraceable guns, while opponents argued the bill burdens lawful gun owners and does little to stop criminals. SB 258 by Senator Wahab would eliminate the remaining spousal rape exception for victims unable to consent because of disability; supporters called it a needed closure of an archaic loophole, while disability-rights advocates opposed it unless amended, warning it could worsen misunderstandings about capacity to consent and harm disabled people’s autonomy. After debate, SB 258 passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill held on call. Senator Umberg presented SB 398, which closes a loophole in the law prohibiting paying or offering money or other value to induce someone to vote or register to vote; there was little opposition, and the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Appropriations and was held on call. He also presented SB 27, a CARE Court cleanup measure that would allow certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial to be routed into CARE Court and would expand eligibility to some people with mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would improve access to treatment and reduce unnecessary incarceration, while county behavioral health directors and disability advocates warned it could blur the line between voluntary civil treatment and coercive criminal proceedings and expand CARE Court beyond its intended scope. SB 27 passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 36 from Senator Umberg, a price-gouging measure tied to wildfire-related emergency conditions that also expands search-warrant authority for certain misdemeanor investigations. Public defenders opposed the search-warrant expansion as unnecessary, while a late supporter from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spoke in favor; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and held on call. SB 571 by Senator Arreguín would increase penalties for impersonating emergency personnel and related conduct during disasters; supporters cited post-fire looting and impersonation, while opponents argued longer sentences do not deter crime and that existing law is sufficient. The bill passed on a due-pass motion as amended to Appropriations and was held on call. Finally, Senator Wiener presented SB 627, which would prohibit law enforcement from wearing extreme masks except in limited circumstances, aimed largely at masked federal immigration enforcement operations. Supporters said masked, unidentified officers create fear and undermine trust, while law enforcement groups argued the bill wrongly sweeps in local officers, is too broad, and should instead target federal agents or impersonators. Testimony was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on SB 627 is shown here.

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• I'm happy to shed some light on this.
• I don't know if it's brilliant light, but I've shed some light. >> Well, it is brilliant. >> Light is
• but I've shed if it's brilliant light, but I've shed some<00:09:46.080> light.
• some light. some light.
• Appreciate the light you brought into our room. >> Well, I don't know if it's a lot of light sometimes

Bills: SF0045, SJ0001

Keywords: pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety

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• The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania, Ms. Dean.
• The pledge of allegiance will be led by The pledge of allegiance will be led by the<00:08:15.680>
• The only reason their paychecks have stopped is because Republicans in Congress, led by the Speaker of
• <00:10:53.360> by<00:10:53.519> the Republicans in Congress, led by the Republicans
• <00:12:18.079> the Green Central High School, he led the Green Central High School, he led

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• More importantly, analyzing the data correctly suggests that enacting the bans on transgender medicine led
• So we shine a light on the project that's meant to keep our state safe and make sure that we don't waste
• So we shine a light on the project that's meant to keep our state safe and make sure that we don't waste
• That is to say, 93% of 30 million light-duty vehicles still rely on gasoline or diesel.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I appreciate you continuing to bring light and to tell our story.
• We are heavy East African, heavy West African. continuing to bring um light and continuing to bring um
• light and continuing<00:03:34.880> to<00:03:35.000> tell<00:03:35.200> our<00:03
• But Minnesotans have led the nation in showcasing the power of community organizing.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: Representative Cedric Frazier opened the meeting by describing the ongoing harms from Operation Metro Surge, saying the state was still dealing with family separation, school disruption, workforce damage, and economic instability. He framed the issue as a statewide crisis and called on Republican colleagues to acknowledge the harm and work with DFL members on accountability and relief. He said the current budget work was urgent but could not fully backfill the damage, and later noted that the issue had been a top priority since the surge began. Testimony from school and business leaders focused on concrete impacts. Fridley Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Lewis said her district, which serves a large Black, Hispanic, and East and West African student population, was targeted during the surge and saw major enrollment losses, including students moving out of state or country or being held in Texas facilities. She said the district lost over $1 million in revenue and that the loss could equal about 40 teachers or an entire elementary school. Columbia Heights School Board Chair Mary Granlund said her district, with a limited tax base, was also heavily affected and warned that business closures and unfunded mandates would shift costs to homeowners and force cuts to classes, teachers, and programs. Lee Ann Rasiejka of Women Venture and the CDFI coalition said small businesses across Minnesota were facing compounded disruption from federal law enforcement activity, tariffs, rising costs, and fear, with more than $213 million in lost revenue reported across Twin Cities corridors and many businesses cutting hours, delaying hiring, or pausing growth. In response to questions, Frazier and other speakers said the proposed aid would be statewide rather than focused only on the Twin Cities, and that the bill currently had no set dollar amount but they hoped for around $100 million. They said CDFIs and local community groups would help distribute resources. Frazier said some Republican members had acknowledged harm in their own communities and suggested compromise was possible, though he criticized leadership for dismissing some testimony as hearsay. He also said ongoing law enforcement investigations into alleged crimes by federal agents would not be necessary to establish the harm, pointing instead to direct testimony from affected residents and school officials. No votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• are projects that would benefit tribal communities, low income homes where it is hard to keep the lights
• And at that time, the discussion led toward decoupling from the FEDS with these things.
• So that could be like a light, you know, a traffic light, because that's several, a couple million at

Bills: SB240

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• Education policy bug, and so I took a role at the public education department where I led policy for
• without the unification and looking at how we go forward with that type of unification, especially in light
• It just goes to the point that I'm trying to make here and to bring light to what is going on and where
• It really shows New Mexico in a very favorable light when compared with others. I'm very fortunate.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I have my light on, but I do have a question. Thank you for joining us, Mr. Goodwin.
• By appointment of Governor Abbott, at OPUC she led the agency's representation of residential and small
• Senator Eckhardt, your light is still on. I don't know if you have any specific questions or not.
• start of hurricane season, what are proactive measures that the PUC is taking to make sure that the lights

Summary: The Senate Committee on Nominations held its final nomination hearing of the session and considered three nominees: J.B. Goodwin for the Texas Real Estate Commission, Courtney Yaltman for the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and Thomas Gleason as PUC chairman. Goodwin described his long career in real estate and charitable work, and senators questioned him extensively about the Real Estate Commission’s self-directed, semi-independent status, housing affordability, institutional homebuyers, property insurance costs, disclosure issues, and the Burnett v. National Association of Realtors case. Yaltman and Gleason were questioned about PUC oversight of ERCOT, post-Winter Storm Uri reforms, utility resilience and vegetation management after Hurricane Beryl, water and telecommunications oversight, staffing and transparency, and rising infrastructure and utility costs. Much of the discussion focused on housing and utility affordability, with several senators urging the nominees to keep consumer protection and public trust at the forefront. Goodwin said housing affordability and large-scale investment purchases were not within the Real Estate Commission’s direct purview, though he supported further study. Yaltman and Gleason said the PUC had increased oversight of ERCOT, improved communication and accountability with utilities, and was working on resiliency plans, rate-setting issues, and infrastructure planning while trying to avoid overburdening ratepayers. The committee first voted to favorably report nominees left pending from the May 5 agenda by a 6-0 roll call vote. After public testimony was opened and closed, the committee then voted on the nominees heard that day and favorably recommended all three to the full Senate for confirmation by a 7-0 vote. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• We led the nation on this.
• the unmet needs of SWCDs. would be a strong step toward addressing the unmet needs of SWCDs, but in light
• TIF district to talk about things like promoting development, promoting housing, specifically around light
• . district to talk about things like promoting development, promoting housing, specifically around light

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center